What's it like to be beat writer for this team? You spend all week getting crapped on by Belichick in press conferences and then have to watch as yahoo breaks a big story...most likely with a crayon. Must be fun!

This team is cursed. For first time in 6 years we have a great defense, we lose Wilfork and Mayo. Wilfork and Mayo have been so durable for so long, and this is the year they go down. Really is awful, no other way to put it.

The first time in recent memory that we have a good defense, Brady loses his top 5 receivers from the year before.

No choice but next dude up...if he's done, he's done...Fletcher isn't Mayo but he's pretty darned good....if this type of injury had to happen it's actually good that it was a LB because they have talented depth there...we shall survive this.. the rest of the eastern division is starting to look quite human and extremely beatable......besides, as long as Mayo isn't put on IR, he might make it back...a few years back he injured his knee and even though only playing at @ 80%, he came back from an injury that was suppossed to end his season then too....time for some deer antler powder

The Pats have done a stellar job of overcoming growing pains and injuries this season, but as far as I'm concerned, a Super Bowl run is now very much in doubt. Pats can't keep losing players of this caliber and continue to excel.

More reasons why you don't take five years to rebuild a defense...the foundation falls down before the house goes up.

Mayo is 27. Seriously?

Hate to break this to you, but he has played for five seasons...that's a lifetime in the NFL...and it's a shame they couldn't of surrounded him with talent during that time span. No worries though, we don't spend to the salary cap for reasons just like this!! Just look at when a vince went down...all that money we saved was spent on that fifth string defensive tackle we cut after two days of watching him practice.

More reasons why you don't take five years to rebuild a defense...the foundation falls down before the house goes up.

Mayo is 27. Seriously?

Hate to break this to you, but he has played for five seasons...that's a lifetime in the NFL...and it's a shame they couldn't of surrounded him with talent during that time span. No worries though, we don't spend to the salary cap for reasons just like this!! Just look at when a vince went down...all that money we saved was spent on that fifth string defensive tackle we cut after two days of watching him practice.

I am sure that Kraft is going to call you tonite and offer you the GM job.